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One idea Roger, is to check the Japanese language websites Moviewalker and Goo, which (not always) give Japanese release dates and the Japanese distributor.<br><br>Walkerplus is by far the better of the two, but check out the kind of information for these- my example being Bwana Devil:<br><br>http://movie.goo.ne.jp/movies/p8016/index.html<br>http://movie.walkerplus.com/mv7995/<br><br>The pain is you have to know the Japanese release title (or probably more easily, search by the director's kana), but there are ways of finding this using wikipedia or google.<br><br>I personally don't think Shintoho were influenced by Hammer, because a number of Nakagawa's more famous works actually proceeded the Hammer versions of Dracula and Frankenstein.<br>Also, remember Daiei were pretty active in the genre already in the early 1950s with their Ghost Cat films. Put it down to synchronicity, I would.<br><br><br><br><br><br>Jasper Sharp: Writer & Film Curator Homepage<br>http://jaspersharp.com/<br><br>Midnight Eye: The Latest and Best in Japanese Cinema<br>http://www.midnighteye.com<br><br>Zipangu Fest: Japanarchy in the UK<br>http://zipangufest.com/<br><br><br><br><br><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:04:34 +0100<br>From: macyroger@yahoo.co.uk<br>To: KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu<br>Subject: Re: Imports: a correction and a question<br><br>
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<div><font face="Arial">Well, thanks for suggesting this, Markus.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">It's merely a loose hunch at the moment but I want to
explore the possibility that Shintoho were picking up concepts from Hammer Films
in the UK in the late '50s. </font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">It may simply be that the Shintoho guys read their
'Variety', recognised some rogues like themselves, and saw what the latest
stories that Hammer were getting round not paying for. They couldn't have
failed to notice the controversy around UK and US publicity for 'Camp on Blood
Island', 1958.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">I'd be interested in details of any Hammer releases in
Japan <u>at the time</u>, such as for <em>The Steel Bayonet</em>,
1957; <em>The Enchanted Island</em>, 1958; <em>Yesterday's Enemy</em>,
1959; <em>The Stranglers of Bombay</em>, 1959; <em>The Mummy</em>,
1959.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">The list is longer, and I don't know of any Japanese
titles, which is why I was reluctant to post it here. But any advice
appreciated.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Roger</font></div>
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<div style="font:10pt arial;background:#e4e4e4;font-color:black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="amnornes@umich.edu" href="mailto:amnornes@umich.edu">Nornes,
Markus</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a>
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<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 14, 2011 2:20
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<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: Imports: a correction and a
question</div>
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<div>Well, one of the ideas behind KineJapan is to help each other out.
Why not post a specific question to the group. There are copies
out there.</div>
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<div>M<br><br><br></div>
<div><br>On Apr 13, 2011, at 9:08 PM, "Roger Macy" <<a href="mailto:macyroger@yahoo.co.uk">macyroger@yahoo.co.uk</a>>
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<div><font face="Arial">Thanks Markus.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Luck is a bit relative here. I can't see the
Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten volumes outside of Japan and the US (The nihon
eiga ones are at Oxford). So, at 240,000 yen and up, if it ain't
in Pia, or online, it seems it's gonna have to wait.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">But at least I've got confirmation of where I
stand.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">best,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">Roger</font></div>
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<a title="amnornes@umich.edu" href="mailto:amnornes@umich.edu">Mark
Nornes</a> </div>
<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu" href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu"></a><a href="mailto:KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu">KineJapan@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu</a>
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<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 13, 2011 8:50
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<div style="font:10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: Imports: a correction
and a question</div>
<div><br></div>Roger,
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<div>You are in luck (depending on the time period)! Pull out the
research guide and check out these titles: </div>
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<div>Pia cinema club, gaikoku eiga hen
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<div>Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten: Nihon de senzen ni jôei sareta gaikoku
eiga ichiran = Complete dictionary of imported movies up to 1945 August,
edited by Sekai Eigashi Kenkyûkai————Tokyo: Kagaku Shoin,
1997. </div></div>
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<div>Hakurai kinema sakuhin jiten. Sengo hen. 1: Nihon de sengo
(1945-1988) ni jôei sareta gaikoku eiga ichiran (1)———Tokyo: Kagaku Shoin,
2004</div>
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<div>Wikipedia and IMDB are increasingly good for this data as
well. </div>
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<div><font face="Arial">Dear KineJapaners,</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">First, the correction:</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial">A few months back, I recall answering to a
question on German-Japanese collaborations about Riefenstahl's 'Olympia'
and saying something to the effect that the four-year delay would
be incomprehensible today. I've just stumbled on the fact that the
2006 UK film 'Amazing Grace' is currently on release in Japan and is
being heavily advertised. In my defense, the age of the film is
not exactly being pushed ...</font></div>
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<div><font face="Arial">My question is - and I'm sure this has been asked
before, but I can't locate it - I'll write it into the index of my
'Research Guide' this time - is what is an accessible resource for the
release dates of foreign films into Japan. The period I'm
interested in right now is some UK films of the 50s. For later
periods, there's runs in the UK of Kinema Junpo, but is there any volume
I could acquire which would hold this information please ?</font></div>
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